Various organisations and political parties in Mizoram have appealed
for aid and prayers for ethnic Zo communities affected by floods and
heavy rains in Myanmar as well as in Manipur.

The Zofa Global Network and the Mizo Zaimi Insuihkhawm (MZI), a body
of singers and musicians, have announced plans to hold a mobile charity
concert in state capital Aizawl this week, proceeds from which would be
sent to flood-affected ethnic Zo communities in the neighbouring
country.

Both the Mizo National Front and the Mizoram People’s Conference have
issued appeals to residents of the state to pray for and contribute to
aid meant for ethnic Zos in Myanmar who have been affected by the heavy
rains and winds in the wake of Cyclone Komen.

Various groups and political parties also met at the Zo Reunification
Organisation’s offices on Monday to discuss how best to collect and
send aid to the flood-affected regions, saying ethnic Zo communities
have been severely affected by flooding in towns across Chin State and
Sagaing Divisions such as Tahan, Falam, Kawlphai, Kalemiau and Halkha.

Other groups such as the central committee of the Young Mizo
Association have also called meetings to take part in the aid effort as
pictures and videos on social media and news reports from across the
international border continue to inform Mizoram residents about the
natural calamity.

Ethnic Zos are spread over Myanmar’s Sagaing Division, Chin State and the Arakan region.